Dacha Thurber is a Senior and Double Concentrator in Music and Computer Science. “I’ve played the violin almost my whole life and here at Harvard I play in the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra and study with Professor Daniel Chong. I try to play as much as possible.”…
Student Spotlight: Veronica Li Veronica Li is a Junior at Harvard and a Double Concentrator in Music and Psychology. “I’m a clarinetist and the former Creative Director and current President of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra. I’m also part of the Harvard College Opera Orchestra, Harvard Pops Orchestra, and the PBHA Harmony Mentorship program.” Veronica is also…
Department of Music Graduate Student Samora Pinderhughes was recently featured on Season 2, Episode 2 of the Harvard ArtLab’s podcast, Works in Progress. On it, Pinderhughes discusses his artistic practice and musical inspiration for The Healing Project. The episode includes excerpts from a recent performance of The Healing Project at Harvard, presented by ArtLab and the Harvard University…
The Boston Music Intelligencer featured the Department of Music’s recent performance by Momenta Quartet on their website. Excerpt: The Momenta Quartet — Emilie-Anne Gendron and Alex Shiozaki, violins; Stephanie Griffin, viola; and Michael Haas, cello — delivered a varied stylistic spectrum of three Julián Carrillo string quartets with gratifying assurance and perfect relaxation, yet with…
Harvard University Department of Music Professor Jessie Cox has announced that his upcoming book Sounds of Black Switzerland is now available for pre-order. Sounds of Black Switzerland will be released on February 7, 2025. Synopsis (courtesy Duke University Press): Writing as a scholar, composer, and musician, Jessie Cox foregrounds the experience of Black Swiss through…
The Concord Chamber Music Society has named Harvard Music Professors of the Practice Daniel Chong and Jessica Bodner as Co-Artistic Directors. They will begin the post starting in the 2025-2026 season. “We are delighted to welcome Daniel and Jessica to our community. Their combined extraordinary talents, vision, and passion for the arts will lead our…
Beginning on Monday, July 22 through Friday, July 26, Professor Alejandro L. Madrid will join Kate Molleson on BBC Radio 3’s Composer of the Week. Together, they will discuss Silvestre Revuelta’s (1899-1940) life and music from a variety of angles. All episodes will air at 4:00PM GMT (London time). The programmes will be available for…
Deadline: June 10, 2024 The 2024 Fromm Commission Application is now open. The deadline for submission is June 10, 2024 and results will be announced in December 2024. Overview: Each year, the Fromm Music Foundation accepts applications for commissions of new music, and awards commissions to fourteen American composers. The Fromm Music Foundation commissions represent one of the ways…
The American Academy in Rome recently announced the 2024-2025 Rome Prize winners, including graduate student Jonah Haven. These highly competitive fellowships support advanced independent work and research in the arts and humanities. This year, the Rome Prize—the gift of “time and space to think and work”—was awarded to thirty-one American artists and scholars, who will…
In February, the American Academy of Arts and Letters announced the 20 recipients of the 2024 Awards in Music. Among these, Franklin D. and Florence Rosenblatt Professor of the Arts Vijay Iyer was awarded a Goddard Lieberson Fellowship. The fellowships, two of which were awarded this year, are given annually to composers of extraordinary gifts….
